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Grays Traction Plus Grip

Special dimpled design to give increased traction. Increases finger tip control. Comfortable, soft feel. Colors available: black, blue or orange.

Missy Meharg: Competitive Practice Drills for Field Hockey (DVD)

with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2006 National Champions; 6X National Coach of the Year; 4X NCAA Championship Coach Meharg presents an excellent overview of how her practice sessions translate into success on the game field. Meharg discusses the value of practice session competition and what it can contribute toward confidence, increasing the intensity of practice sessions, and creating an environment of competition that fosters quality, teamwork, and unity. She breaks the video into four sections; skills, warm-up games, even number competitions, and "Competition Day," (a competitive confidence building practice the day before a competition). She outlines several drills in each section that are useable for teams at any level and also suggests drills that will inspire countless variations for teams at any level. Teach your team "How to Battle" before they take the field! 58 minutes. 2003.

Beth Bozman: The Ultimate Field Hockey Practice Plan (DVD)

with Beth Bozman, Duke University Field Hockey Coach; NCAA Runner-up '03, '04, `05 Join Coach Bozman as she maps out her highly successful practice routine using marker board instruction and extensive on-field demonstration. Bozman shares her insightful, seasoned approach to: pre-practice warm-up drills, practice organization, practice planning, strength and conditioning, game preparation, scouting, season goals, focus points, and core skills in this all-encompassing instructional DVD. Bozman diagrams and demonstrates over 30 effective drills that are designed to improve your players' passing, attacking, ball control, and defending. The major points of emphasis within these drills consist of game-like competition, layering, attention to detail, and success/rewards. She presents over 10 planning strategies including an in-season plan, pre-practice, game week and daily plans with specific focus on conditioning day, practice, competition day, and tapering opponent specifics. These unique practice plans and drills can be modified to your wants and needs in order to be dominant in your games. 73 minutes. 2006.

Beth Anders: Foundations for Successful Field Hockey: The Four Fundamental Attack Skills (DVD)

with Beth Anders, Head Coach,Old Dominion University, 9X NCAA Championship Coach; member of the United States Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame With demonstrations by the 2000 National Field Hockey Player of the Year, Marina DiGiacomo, Anders takes you through her methods of teaching the four fundamental attack skills that can be used to control the ball, keep possession of the ball, and penetrate the defense. In each area, Anders goes through the fundamentals like: grip, body position, and also shares the drills she recommends to allow continued improvement in each one of the essential skills. The four fundamental attack skills covered are receiving, ball control, pushing, and hitting. Whether you are a coach looking to learn or improve an understanding of the fundamental attack skills or a player looking for additional help in fine-tuning your skills, this video will give you the essential ingredients to succeed! 39 minutes. 2001.

Missy Meharg: Field Hockey Tactics and Strategies Tape 1: Team Attack (DVD)

with Missy Meharg, University of Maryland Head Coach; 2006 National Champions;, 6X National Coach of the Year; 4X NCAA Championship Coach Utilizing chalkboard diagrams, a simulated field, and demonstrators on the practice field, Meharg shares her thoughts on how Maryland practices building an effective attack out of the back. Using the 5-3-2 formation, Meharg details, position-by-position, an overview of where everyone needs to be to optimize the offensive attack as the ball moves from the defensive third of the field to the middle third of the field and into the offensive third of the field. This excellent presentation will show you how to organize and maximize a successful team attack! 56 minutes. 2001.

Marybeth Freeman: Becoming a Champion Goalkeeper (DVD)

with Marybeth Freeman, University of Maryland Field Hockey Goalkeeper Coach 2006 NCAA Champions; 2X NCAA Champion goalkeeper for Old Dominion University! Marybeth Freeman is one of the most accomplished goalkeepers in NCAA history! Now the goalkeeper coach for one of the most successful NCAA programs, she shares her "trade secrets" for technique and tactical success at the goalkeeper position. These tips are helpful for aspiring goalkeepers and coaches alike! The bottom line is to find a way to always be in position to make a save on the ball. She shares her techniques to get the ball to the easiest zone/angle on the field and a variety of useful and essential techniques to become a champion goalkeeper! Techniques covered in detail include: jab, lunge, splits, dives, drop step, punch clear, strokes. Learn from the best to become the best goalkeeper you can be! 48 minutes. 2003.

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Field Hockey

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Field Hockey is the most comprehensive and up-to-date field hockey-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round field hockey-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other field hockey book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have players increasing speed, strength, agility, and stamina resulting in improved scoops, flicks, and hits. By following this program you will improve your game considerably and will have the endurance to go strong all the way until the final whistle.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.

About the Author

Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world including the USA Today for his sports-training expertise. Rob is a contributing author to OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.coms e-Training service, the #1 Sports-Training Service on the Internet.

Beth Bozman: 6 Principles & Practices for Building a Dominating Defense (DVD)

with Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-Up In the 2004 season, Coach Bozman's dominating defense held opponents to just 33 goals for the entire season! In this video, Coach Bozman teaches and demonstrates her overpowering and unique defensive system. Bozman shares with you her six principles for building an effective defense that can be implemented into your daily practice routine. The six principles include: 1) Drop pass, 2) Covering the passing lane, 3) Eliminating options, 4) Support on the ball, 5) Communication, and 6) Cutting the field in half. Each principle is demonstrated thoroughly on the marker board along with extensive on the field demonstration. These principles can be used with any team, at any level. Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your team to be a successful defensive machine. In addition, she demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a dominating defense! 43 minutes. 2004.

Lisa Cellucci: Goalkeeping Basics: Secrets for Success (DVD)

Lisa Cellucci, University of Iowa Women's Field Hockey Assistant Coach; 3X All-American (University of Iowa); U.S. National Team member (1999-2000); US Junior National Team Camp Coach and US HPTC Midwest Coach Coach Cellucci draws upon her extensive playing experience to coach the finer points of playing in the goal. The first segment comprises a series of warm-up drills that focus on footwork, quick change of direction, and hand eye coordination. A variety of kicking drills teach proper technique in the goal, as well as "V" kicking, accuracy clearing, close-range accuracy clearing, wide-range accuracy clearing and end line balls. Cellucci demonstrates the components of proper lunging technique, including drills that are done at various distances. Other skills that are taught include fielding aerial balls, the standing block, defending penalty corner shots and more. Cellucci goes into great detail when teaching and includes drill work to fine-tune each skill. 40 minutes. 2007.

Beth Bozman: 7 Principles & Practices for Building an Attacking Offense (DVD)

with Beth Bozman, Duke University Head Coach, 2004 NCAA Runner-UpCoach Bozman teaches and demonstrates her potent, attacking offense. Bozman shares with you her seven principles of offensive strategy that can be implemented into your daily practice routine. The seven principles include: 1) Getting numbers above the ball, 2) Repossess and pass, 3) Reading your first defender, 4) Breaking the gain, 5) Motion, 6) Lead option, and 7) End line option. Each principle is demonstrated thoroughly on the marker board along with extensive on-field demonstration. These principles can be used with any team, at any level! Bozman also suggests how they can be modified to help inspire your team to be a successful offensive machine. In addition, she demonstrates and diagrams drills that complement and fine-tune these principles to help build a successful offensive attack! 35 minutes. 2004.